Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-10
PACIFIC COAST.
TERRIBLE EFFECTS OF THE LATE
MEXICAN EARTHQUAKE.
sjoes-Attempted MurGer-More
Victims OF Rum-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE RRoonD-uSIos.l
THE NANAIMo HORROR.


More Bodies Recovered-The Imprisoned
Miners Long Agony.
VICTORIA, May 9th.-This morning at /
o'clock twenty-four more whites and ten
Chinese were discovered. all dead These
men were working on No. 1 level, and had
evidently left the level and were coming
down the stope when they met the cave-in
and retraced their steps. They then made
barricade to keep out the after-damp, but
it gradually permeated through, and the
men were found all huddled together. The
boy John Stevens left = message chalked
on shovel: CT. -aours now-dying
emiserv . %. lracings were seen Civ
ing the yariols hours of their long agony.
This ADDS to the grief of the awful calamity
The bodies are in perfect state of preser-
vation and most lifelike. Following are
the names of those recovered to-day Jas.
Thomas, John Richards, Thomas Martin,
Edward Wilkins, w. NJ. Bone, JOS Wat
son, James Milton, Edward Jones, John J.
Smith, Edward Benton, James Thompson,
David Morgan, John G. Fallen, Jonathan
Bramley, Jr., John McGuffy, w. Popewell
Robert Burlington, and ten Chinese A
message in hieroglyphics was left by the
latter, but none of their countrymen would
go down to decipher them. Probably they
will throw further light on the matter OF
the men in the mine.
No HoPE-A STRICKEN COMMUNITY.
There is no possibility of any being
alive, and the bodies will probably be de-
composed when they get to the surface
The bulk of the men now below are in No.
5 level. Possibly some of these may be
not reached for long time. Nanaimo
presents a sad appearance. Funerals occur
at frequent intervals, and Chinese paper is
strewn abroad. The knell of the church
bells lends solemnity to the scene, while a
drizzling rain casts dark shadow over all.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE
The scene in the old school-house is i'm
pressive in the extreme. Here lie twenty
five bodies, in many cases father and sons
near together. One feels as if he were in u
charnel-house, and is glad to reach the
open air again. Relief is urgently needed.
Subscriptions should be taken up in every
city on the continent. The widows and
orphans needs all the funds that can be do
mated. Funds are coming in slowly
though many hearts have shown noble
sympathy. William McGregor, Manager
of tine mine, is the hero of the hour. His
manly action cannot be praised too highly
and he has made name for himself that
will not soon die, but all behaved man
fully and gallantly, which forms bright
feature of the awful calamity Many Vic
torians have visited Nanaimo, but are glae
to get out of it, the sight being too appall
ing.
A PECULIAR FEATURE OF THE AFFAIR,
Not yet recorded, is the fact that of th,
mules in the stable each alternate one wa
killed. This is supposed to be due to tn
fact that those saved were lying down, ant
so escaped the force of the explosion. 1t i
regarded as strange coincidence.
The young lady betrothed to youn;
Lyons is in convulsions, and it is believet
she cannot live. 1t is reported that seyera
others are prostrated, and moi likely to re
cover. The elements seem to share in tn
general grief. 1t has been raining ant
hailing steadily. Probably no more bodie
will be discovered till tomorrow. To-
much praise cannot be given the noble peo
pie of Nauaimo. Each and all did his duty
The fortitude displayed was grand, an,
amid such terrible scenes all bore their sor
I1apfullv